Seasonal Chums Shadow Box

So excited to be participating in Brian King's 2017 Holiday One-for-One Swap for the first time. Can't wait to see everyone's creations! This is a great swap to participate in because you make one card, not multiples, and receive one card in return. Deadline for Brian to receive cards is November 3rd. 

I have been seeing so many adorable shadow box cards. Some of them are a cute 3-1/4 x 2-3/4. I wanted the flattened card to be closer to A2; it was simple to change up the measurements so the front measures 4x4. This is my card for the swap:

Fun, right? After the pieces were cut I used the Softly Falling Embossing folder. Hills were cut freehand. Added some glitter (sorry Brian) so the hills would stand out a bit. The snowman seemed to be floating when I took the first photograph without the glitter. One of my favorite ways to color is to smoosh a small acrylic block onto an ink pad and use it to watercolor. The new Stampin' Blends would have been so much easier!

Quick template I used: Two 5-1/2 x 4 cardstock pieces scored at 1/4 and 1-1/2. Cut an opening in one of the 4x4 pieces. Adhere the 1/4" segment to the inside of the front panel, and the other 1/4" segment to the rear of the back panel to form the box. Cut your landscaping pieces    4-1/2" scored 1/4" on each end to secure to card. You can adjust measurements to make the card bigger, smaller, deeper or more shallow. This one fits into an A2 card when flattened.

Stamps: Stampin' Up! Seasonal Chums

Dies: Stampin' Up! Seasonal Tags framelits

Ink: Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry

Misc: red Sharpie,  Stampin' Up! rhinestones

Enjoy the holiday season!